Gravel Closing the Gap on Schatz in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings

But not by as much though, as David Gravel has been cutting the gap with three more wins in recent weeks to run his season win total to five triumphs.

Meanwhile, Schatz has been stuck on nine wins for a full month now, shut out of victory lane since a March 18 triumph at Tulare’s Thunderbowl.

As a result, Schatz’ edge over Gravel has been cut from 143 points to just 98 markers. Brad Sweet is just another 35 points back in third as the lead trio of Schatz, Gravel and Sweet have effectively separated themselves from the rest of the pack.

Schatz (16), Gravel (14) and Sweet (13) are the only drivers in double-digits in terms of posting top-five finishes with nobody else posting more than seven.

While Schatz, Gravel and Sweet have been strongest in the early portion of the season, Jason Johnson made a move to fourth with last weekend’s Devil’s Bowl triumph while Tim Shaffer rounds out the top five.

The balance of the current top ten includes Rico Abreu, Daryn Pittman, Shane Stewart, Brian Brown and Chad Kemenah.

The current top 50 in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings…

Rank

Name

Hometown

Wins

Points

Previous

1

Donny Schatz

Fargo, ND

9

401

1

2

David Gravel

Watertown, CT

5

303

2

3

Brad Sweet

Grass Valley, CA

2

268

3

4

Jason Johnson

Eunice, LA

2

161

7

5

Tim Shaffer

Aliquippa, PA

0

157

5

6

Rico Abreu

St. Helena, CA

1

145

8

7

Daryn Pittman

Owasso, OK

0

143

4

8

Shane Stewart

Bixby, OK

0

136

6

9

Brian Brown

Grain Valley, MO

1

133

10

10

Chad Kemenah

Alvada, OH

1

132

11

11

Danny Dietrich

Gettysburg, PA

2

126

14

12

Ian Madsen

Sydney, NSW

0

125

12

13

Sheldon Haudenschild

Wooster, OH

0

114

16

14

Greg Hodnett

Thomasville, PA

1

113

17

15

Logan Schuchart

Hanover, PA

1

113

13

16

Lucas Wolfe

Mechanicsburg, PA

1

99

19

17

Kerry Madsen

St. Marys, NSW

1

99

9

18

Paul McMahan

Elk Grove, CA

0

94

18

19

Cole Duncan

Lockbourne, OH

0

89

26

20

Doug Esh

Lancaster, PA

2

86

44

21

Jason Sides

Bartlett, TN

0

82

58

22

Kraig Kinser

Bloomington, IN

0

81

15

23

Joey Saldana

Brownsburg, IN

0

80

20

24

Brian Montieth

Phoenixville, PA

1

79

30

25

Dale Blaney

Hartford, OH

0

78

24

26

Spencer Bayston

Lafayette, IN

1

60

NR

27

Christopher Bell

Norman, OK

0

58

22

28-tie

Kyle Hirst

Loomis, CA

1

56

28

28-tie

Brock Zearfoss

Jonestown, PA

1

56

37

30

Caleb Helms

Findlay, OH

2

55

21

31

Alan Krimes

Denver, PA

0

54

56

32

Carson Macedo

Lemoore, CA

0

51

40

33

Freddie Rahmer

Salfordville, PA

0

49

34

34

Caleb Armstrong

New Castle, IN

0

48

23

35

Brent Marks

Myerstown, PA

0

46

25

36

Byron Reed

Monclova, OH

0

45

38

37

Gerard McIntyre, Jr.

New Oxford, PA

1

42

48

38

D.J. Foos

Fremont, OH

1

42

39

39

Lance Dewease

Fayetteville, PA

1

40

NR

40

Greg Wilson

Benton Ridge, OH

0

40

61

41

Brad Loyet

Sunset Hills, MO

1

38

NR

42

Rick Lafferty

Pennington, NJ

0

38

63

43

Aaron Ott

East Berlin, PA

0

38

NR

44

Paul Nienhiser

Chapin, IL

1

36

NR

45

Tim Kaeding

San Jose, CA

0

35

36

46

Ryan Smith

Kunkletown, PA

0

35

70

47

T.J. Stutts

Liverpool, PA

0

33

64

48

Travis Philo

Waterville, OH

0

32

55

49

Lynton Jeffrey

Prairie City, IA

1

31

29

50

Steve Buckwalter

Royersford, PA

0

31

NR

Features Completed: 47

Number of Different Winners: 30

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 144

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